London - Geographien einer Global City

The deregulation of the British financial sector in the 1980s and the intention of the Thatcher government to make London a new economic metropolis have increased the city's exposure to the influence of globalization. Today, London has turned from an aged industrial capital into a global city of highest rank. This volume looks at this transition and provides information about the great consequences for urban construction, economy, society, and planning, such as the over-shaping of the cityscape through the construction of new office and residential high rises, the gentrification of former working class areas, or the increased disparities of social spaces.

Veronika Selbach (Dr. rer. nat.) lehrt Anthropogeographie an der Universität zu Köln. Klaus Zehner (Dr. rer nat.) hat eine apl. Professur für Geographie an der Universität zu Köln inne.